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First, she was a survivor: #MeToo’s Burke tells her story

September 17, 2021 - 08:51 AM By JOCELYN NOVECK (AP) - “Maybe it won’t catch on.” That’s what Tarana Burke was thinking — indeed, hoping — when she first found out the phrase “MeToo” was suddenly circulating online in October 2017, in the wake of shocking revelations about Ho...

White House offers Nicki Minaj call to answer vaccine Qs

September 16, 2021 - 08:05 PM By ALEXANDRA JAFFE (AP) — The White House offered Wednesday to connect Nicki Minaj with one of the Biden administration’s doctors to address her questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, after the Trinidadian-born rapper’s erroneous tweet alleging the vaccine causes impotence went...

Georgia school district mandates COVID-19 vaccines for staff

September 16, 2021 - 07:10 PM DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Employees in the Decatur school system in suburban Atlanta have until the end of October to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The move could set up a showdown with Gov. Brian Kemp, who issued an executive order in May that he says bans government entities from mandating vac...

Female Black founder empowers entrepreneurs with free franchise ownership webinar

September 16, 2021 - 09:10 AM NATIONWIDE (BAMM Network) — The rise of new businesses at an unprecedented rate is now providing more accessibility to franchising, especially to the Black community. To support her fellow entrepreneurs and business owners, Tamika Franklyn, founder of Precision Franchise, launches a free webin...

Federal govt launches civil rights probe of Georgia prisons

September 15, 2021 - 05:10 PM ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday announced a statewide civil rights investigation into Georgia prisons, citing particular concern about violence. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, who oversees the department’s civil rights division, said the investigatio...

Texas man finally graduates after 17 years in college

September 15, 2021 - 11:56 AM Houston, TX — T. Terrell “Ian” Parker, a man from Houston, Texas has finally graduated from college after 17 years. He is a US Army officer who attended his first class in college back in August 2004. Because of his job and other factors, he hasn’t been able to graduate...

HBCU and POC Students inspire youth in a new STEM Magazine

September 15, 2021 - 09:02 AM NATIONWIDE (BAMM Network) — With the downward trend of Black and other minority students aspiring to excel in the STEM department, digital publication Re.engineer Magazine aims to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders. The publication aims to represent minorities in order to provide, not...

Woman pleads guilty to threatening Vice President Harris

September 14, 2021 - 01:54 PM MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida woman has pleaded guilty to making death threats against Vice President Kamala Harris. Niviane Petit Phelps, 39, pleaded guilty last week in Miami federal court to six counts of making threats against the vice president, according to court records. She faces up to...

Budding artist "WhoisBrax?" pursues a roseate music career

September 14, 2021 - 12:05 PM BY Victoria Luz (BAMM Network) — From a wide-eyed college student who loves music, to an up-and-coming artist in the big world, "WhoisBrax?" is now ready for a new chapter in his life and career with the success of his self-titled EP, WhoisBrax?. Photo of WhoisBrax from his Instagram ...

Nicholas strengthens to hurricane ahead of Texas landfall

September 14, 2021 - 11:20 AM HOUSTON (AP) — Nicholas strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Monday as it headed toward landfall along the Texas Gulf Coast and it was expected to bring heavy rain and floods to coastal areas from Mexico to storm-battered Louisiana. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami sa...

Briefs

First, she was a survivor: #MeToo’s Burke tells her story

White House offers Nicki Minaj call to answer vaccine Qs

Georgia school district mandates COVID-19 vaccines for staff

Female Black founder empowers entrepreneurs with free franchise ownership webinar

Federal govt launches civil rights probe of Georgia prisons

Texas man finally graduates after 17 years in college

HBCU and POC Students inspire youth in a new STEM Magazine

Woman pleads guilty to threatening Vice President Harris

Budding artist "WhoisBrax?" pursues a roseate music career

Nicholas strengthens to hurricane ahead of Texas landfall

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